Resource & Asteroid Mining

Resource Mining

The five main Strategic Resources and Asteroids can be found out in space, orbiting the various types of Star systems, but each have a different function and method of collection. The more exotic Strategic Resources are found on the various worlds orbiting these stars and again have their own method for mining.

To collect, the player must build a Mining Starbase within its area of effect, and collection will occur at a rate set by the mining modules installed.

These Strategic Resources are used in building advanced Ship components, certain of the rarer Improvements and can be traded in Diplomacy or with the Galactic Bazaar. There are other uses for these resources too, some of which are Civilization Ability dependent. For example, Durantium is used in the construction of Yor Citizens, while Onyx and Luxar Citizens require Promethium for increased Growth rates.

Other Strategic resources found on a Core World, including the rarer types used in the most advanced construction projects, can be collected by building an Extractor Improvement on the hex containing the resource. Those found on Colonies can be extracted by building an Orbital Extractor once the relevant Tech has been researched, and the mining rate can be increased through further research.

List of Strategic Resources

Name	Description	Requirements	Effects
Promethion	Promethion is a requirement for many advanced planetary improvements. Thanks to its bizarre quantum nature, existing in multiple realities at the same time, Promethion is a necessary ingredient in any well-equipped lab.	Requires  Mining Starbase Starbase Module Blocks  Terror Star Foundation Starbase Module	+1  Promethion
Approval Relic	Approval Relics increase colony Approval.	Requires  Xeno Archeology Lab Starbase Module	Additional  Approval based on Starbase Value Additional  Research based on Starbase Value
Manufacturing Relic	Manufacturing Relics increase colony manufacturing.	Requires  Xeno Archeology Lab Starbase Module	Additional  Manufacturing based on Starbase Value Additional  Manufacturing based on Starbase Value
Antimatter	One of the most reliable high-density sources of energy in the galaxy, Antimatter is used in both power generation systems and advanced missile platforms.	Requires  Mining Starbase Starbase Module Blocks  Terror Star Foundation Starbase Module	+1  Antimatter
Elerium	The massive amounts of energy needed for advanced beam weapons require specialized Elerium crystals to safely channel.	Requires  Mining Starbase Starbase Module Blocks  Terror Star Foundation Starbase Module	+1  Elerium
Control Relic	Control Relics increase your Control per Month.	Requires  Xeno Archeology Lab Starbase Module	Additional  Control Per Month based on Starbase Value Additional  Control Per Month based on Starbase Value
Research Relic	Research Relics increase colony research.	Requires  Xeno Archeology Lab Starbase Module	Additional  Research based on Starbase Value Additional  Research based on Starbase Value
Economic Relic	Economic Relics increase colony gross income.	Requires  Xeno Archeology Lab Starbase Module	Additional  Gross Income based on Starbase Value Additional  Research based on Starbase Value
Ascension Crystal	Capture and study Precursor Ascension Crystals to learn the secret to ascending to a higher level of existence.	Requires  Xeno Archeology Lab Starbase Module	Additional  Ascension Per month based on Starbase Value Additional  Research based on Starbase Value
Culture Relic	Culture Relics increase colony and starbase influence growth.	Requires  Xeno Archeology Lab Starbase Module	Additional  Influence Growth based on Starbase Value Additional  Influence Growth based on Starbase Value Additional  Research based on Starbase Value
Life Relic	Life Relics increase colony Growth.	Requires  Xeno Archeology Lab Starbase Module	Additional  Growth based on Starbase Value Additional  Growth based on Starbase Value
Thulium	Thulium possesses an unusual ability to vary its density, making it incredibly valuable for kinetic weapons, as well as a prized building material.	Requires  Mining Starbase Starbase Module Blocks  Terror Star Foundation Starbase Module	+1  Thulium
Durantium	Enormously strong and pliable, Durantium is required for most orbital improvements.	Requires  Mining Starbase Starbase Module Blocks  Terror Star Foundation Starbase Module	+1  Durantium

Asteroid Mining

Asteroid Mining Bases are created by first building a Mining Ship in a Shipyard, and then sending it onto a cluster of Asteroids. One Mining Ship is required for each cluster of connected Asteroids, and once it has reached any hex in the cluster, it will collect 0.1 Minerals per Asteroid hex per turn. This rate can be increased through further research. Note that a cluster of Asteroids includes all hexes containing Asteroids that are connected to one another, unbroken by any hexes separating them. So long as an Asteroid hex touches another, they are considered to be in the same cluster and only require the one Asteroid Ship to create the base.